An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.
Investigators confirmed they have recovered a cockpit voice recorder and a flight-data recorder from American Eagle Flight 5342, which will undergo analysis.
As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors.
With officials saying no one has survived the crash, efforts have since shifted to recovering bodies in Potomac River.
No survivors are expected in the crash. There were 60 passengers and four crew members on the plane. There were three service members on the helicopter.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin told Reuters that more than half of the victims’ bodies have been recovered as of Thursday. The commercial jet had 64 people aboard, while the Army helicopter had three people on board, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser earlier said.
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New footage shows unseen angles of the fatal collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and Army helicopter. The videos, obtained by CNN, show the moment the military Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 as it approached Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington,
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